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The sight has gone out of one of your eyes.
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Yes.
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Ayns Gailck ooilley yn traa Harry.
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In Manx all the time Harry.
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You must not talk English at all.
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T’eh goll er nish.
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It is going now.
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Goll er, aw well dy jarroo wooinney, as t’ou uss dooinney voish Balley Laagh.?
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Going on, aw well indeed man, and you are a man from Ballaugh?
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Aw ta mish woish Balley Laagh.
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Aw I am from Ballaugh.
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Balley Laagh, Balley Laagh.
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Ballaugh, Ballaugh.
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Ta mish woish Balley Laagh Ta.
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I am from Ballaugh. Yes.
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As c’red ta’n ennym ayd?
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And what is the name at you?
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Boddagh, Boddagh.
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Boyde, Boyde.
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She, shen eh.
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It is, that’s it.
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She. Ta’n ennym aym Boddagh.
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Yes. The name at me is Boyde.
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Ta. Boddagh.
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Yes. Boyde.
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She, as ta shin geddyn eash mie nish.
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It is, and we are getting a good age now.
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Ta wooinney, ta wooinney, as ta’n ennym aym Juan Kring.
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(We) are man, we are man, and the name at me is John Kneen.
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She, ta mee toiggal.
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It is, I understand.
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Vel oo? Juan Kring.
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Are you? John Kneen.
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She, ta mee toiggal, ren mee clashtyn myrgeayrt shiuish roie.
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It is I understand. I did hear about you before.
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Ren oo?
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Did you?
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Yes, bleeaney er dty henney.
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Years ago.
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Aw, bleeaney er dty henney, Aw, dy jarroo, wooinney. As c’red v’ou?
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Aw, years ago. Aw, indeed, man. And what were you?
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Will he say anything?
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Ayns Gailck.
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In Manx.
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Ayns Gailck.
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In Manx.
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Va mee gaaue. Va mee jannoo gaauyen. Va mee gaaue son ooilley my laghyn aym.
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I was a (black)smith. I was doing smithying. I was a smith for all the days at me.
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As shen yn keird ayd.
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And that was the trade at you.
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Shen yn keird aym, as she’n keird ayd gobbyr er y thalloo.
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That was the trade at me and the trade at you, working on the land.
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Aw, va mish gobbragh er y thalloo ooilley my laghyn.
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Aw, I was working on the land all my days.
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Cha row keird erbee ayd.
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There was no trade at all at you.
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Aw, cha row, cha row mee rieau jannoo red elley.
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Aw, was not, I was never doing anything else.
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Agh gobbyr er y thalloo.
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But working on the land.
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Gobbyr er thalloo.
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Working on the land.
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Aw, dy jarroo.
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Aw, indeed.
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Thanney turmaryn as skeayley eoylley as soie praaseyn.
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Thinning turnips and spreading manure and setting potatoes.
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Shen yn red va mee jannoo.
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That’s the thing I was doing.
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Cha row oo geiyrt er ny cabbil?
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You were not following the horses? (Ploughing).
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Cha row eh geiyrt er cabbylyn, v’eh gra.
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He was not following on horses, he was saying.
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Cha row mee rieau goll, goll monney, geiyrt er cabbylyn edyr, cha row.
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I was not ever following, going much, following the horse either, was not.
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Aw, well, t’ou er ceau yn laghyn ayd braew.
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Aw, well, you have spent the days at you well.
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Aw, ta.
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Aw, yes.
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Cha nel oo feer shenn foast, my ta.
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You are not very old yet, though. W. Clarke note: (H. Boyde was 82, J. Kneen was 93-94)
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Cha nel foast, ta mee... ta mee son jannoo paart dy obbyr foast.
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Am not yet I am... I am for doing a bit of work still.
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Aw, dy jarroo.
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Aw, indeed.
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Va dooinney briaght jee’m moghree jiu dy yeeaghyn dy row mee goll dy jannoo obbyr erbee ayns yn gharey.
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A man was asking of me this morning looking if I was going to do work at all in the garden.
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Aw, ayns y gharey!
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Aw, in the garden!
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Yes, as cha ren mee gra monney rish yn dooinney.
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And I did not say much to the man.
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Ren oo... faagail eh myr ve.
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You did... leave it as it was.
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Cha ren mee gra monney as ren eh goll ersooyl reesht.
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I did not say much and he did go away again.
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Aw, yes, faagail oo.
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Aw, yes, leaving you.
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Cha nel mee goll dy jannoo monney obbyr nish.
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I am not going to do much work now.
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Cha nel, t’ou gaase ro shenn. Cha nel yn cassyn ayd fajeil?
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You are not, you are growing too old. The feet at you are not failing?
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Ta’n cassyn aym, cha nel ad feer mie.
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The feet at me, they are not very good.
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Aw, t’ad fajeil.
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Aw, they are failing.
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Bee mee foast geddyn piyr dy braagyn noa.
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I will yet (I must) get a pair of new shoes.
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Aw, nee shen, ta shen cooney oo.
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Aw, that will, that is helping you.
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Aw, nee ad cooney lesh.
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Aw, they will help him.
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Ta shen cooney oo.
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That is helping you.
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Ta piyr dy braagyn aym, cha nel ad foddey aym nish.
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There is a pair of shoes at me, they are not long at me now.
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T’ad gortey ny cassyn.
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They are hurting the feet.
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Aw, ta’n chiass jannoo eh yn traa ta mee jannoo monney shooyl. Shen yn red. She.
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Aw, the heat is doing it the time I am doing much walking. That’s the thing. Yes.
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Ta’n dooinney shoh skybbylt foast.
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This man is nimble still.
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Aw, t’eh mie son shooyl.
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Aw, he is good for walking.
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T’eh mie son shooyl foast, she, mie son shooyl foast.
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He is good for walking still, yes, good for walking still.
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Cha nel feme aym dy......
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There is no need at me to......
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T’ou son shooyl foast.
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You are for walking still.
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Aw, ta, ta mee shooyl, ta.
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Aw, I am, I am, for walking, I am.
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Vel oo son shooyl dys Rhumsaa?
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Are you walking to Ramsey?
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Aw, cha nel nish edyr. Honnick mee yn laa, my ta. Va mee son shooyl.
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Aw, I am not either. I saw the day, though. I was for walking.
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Honnick shiuish yn laa v’ou son shooyl dys Rhumsaa.
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You saw the day you were walking to Ramsey.
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Va.
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Yes.
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Va. As cha nel oo son shooyl nish.
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Yes. And you are not for walking now.
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Aw, cha nel, cha nel, cha nel mee son shooyl nish edyr.
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Aw, am not, am not, I am not for walking now at all.
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